About 200 people turned out for the open house reception for Northern Lakes’ 5th annual Art of Recovery show earlier this week. It was great fun mingling, talking about and looking at art, and meeting the artists. The 85+ piece show will continue all this month. We hope you have a chance to go to […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched their popular web-based Medicare Plan Finder, which allows people to look at available local drug and health plan options for the 2012 benefit year. The Plan Finder was the most popular tool on Medicare’s site in 2010. This year, there is an earlier annual enrollment […]
From the September 2011 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance e-Update The Facing Us Clubhouse is an online “home” for health and wellness, where consumers who have discovered small ways to make big differences in their recovery can share wellness tips. Visit the Clubhouse to be inspired by your peers… and to pass on some of […]
‘Lives Worth Living’ Premiere! On October 27, 2011 (check local listing for time) the PBS Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens will premiere Lives Worth Living. This is the first television history of the decades-long struggle for equal rights for people with disabilities. The film traces the development of the disability rights movement from its […]
We had a good meeting of the Northern Lakes CMH Action Group by videoconference this morning. We: reviewed how the celebration day went in September, discussed improvements we can make for next year’s celebration, talked about the upcoming Art of Recovery show (deadline to submit art is Oct. 17), shared a bit about the distribution […]
Today is National Depression Screening Day, October 6, 2011. In 1995 I was at our primary care doctor for my son’s well child check up. I hadn’t been well and we (myself, my family and many friends) didn’t know what was wrong and I hadn’t gone to a doctor yet as I didn’t know what […]
Only as high as I reach can I grow. Only as far as I seek can I go. Only as deep as I look can I see. Only as much as I dream can I be. ~Karen Ravn